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American business magnate Warren Buffett tells the next Berkshire Hathaway CEO that he or she should not be greedy. And Buffett is currently the second richest person in the world. The 84-year-old Warren Buffett stuck with his usual $100,000 year salary in 2014, and he has stayed at this amount for many decades. His company, based out of Omaha, Nebraska, shared this information in a March 13 regulatory filing. As well, in his annual letter to shareholders this year, Buffett tells the next CEO to […]

On February 10 Coke had a great day and the stock rose by 3% on a decent earnings report. This reaction has to be a serious relief for Warren Buffett. There is no investment more synonymous with Berkshire Hathaway than their investment in Coca-Cola. As a matter of fact, Buffett sort of got his start as an investor by purchasing six-packs of Coke for a quarter and then selling each bottle for a nickel to gain a 20% return. Right now Berkshire Hathaway has 400 […]

Warren Buffett has so much great advice to offer to investors, but it all boils down to this: Get over yourself. Stop believing that there is a secret magic formula out there for making millions of dollars overnight, and quit thinking that you will discover this formula because you’re much smarter than all of the other investors in the world. As a matter of fact, what Warren Buffett suggested seems to tell us that when it comes to becoming wealthy, slow and steady wins this […]

“Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, ‘Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.’” — Warren Buffett Warren Buffett is considered one of the best investors that the modern world has ever known. He started out as a financial analyst in the 50s when he was younger and has now accumulated a fortune worth more than $68 billion. When people ask for investing advice from Buffett, he typically suggests that investors buy stock in businesses […]

Warren Buffett, a true investing genius, can manage to simplify ideas that are very complex and make them quite quotable. His quotes even seem to have withstood the test of time. The Oracle of Omaha spent the majority of his life providing advice to individuals willing to listen, earning him the title of one of the greatest investors that the world has ever known. During the 1960s, he provided this advice twice a year through letters that he sent to investors involved in his investment […]

Going from the Oracle of Omaha to ordinary. That’s what a new analysis and the New York Times are saying about the legendary investor, and what they want you to believe about Warren Buffett. As an investor for over the last 50 years, Buffett has failed to outperform the S&P 500 only 10 times. For those unaware, the S&P 500 is a broad basket of stocks, including small and large companies, both growth and value names across several different sectors of the market. You’ve most […]

While appearing on Squawk Box on CNBC last month, Warren Buffett commented about how disasters related to the weather have had an effect on the insurance businesses owned by Berkshire Hathaway. This set many commentators abuzz all over the Internet, and had people discussing whether or not climate change really did have an impact. Even though it’s not easy to say with complete certainty what the Oracle of Omaha – the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway based out of Nebraska – currently thinks about this particular […]

Warren Buffett began investing in stocks over 70 years ago. At the tender age of 11 years old, the Oracle of Omaha made his first equity purchase. He bought three shares of Cities Service Preferred. He sold his shares early and made a tiny profit. But more importantly, he learned a great lesson about patience as he watched shares in the company soar much higher. Over the years, Buffett has shared this wisdom with other investors. One of the most important investments to learn from […]

As far as successful investors go, there’s no question that Warren Buffett is one of the best. He has created a gigantic empire by putting his money in long-term, high-quality companies. Taking a look at the Berkshire Hathaway investment portfolio is a great strategy for investment ideas if you are an investor. When looking at the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio, Procter & Gamble, Walmart and Coca-Cola stand out as three great investments with solid track records for dividend growth over a long period of time. Coca-Cola […]

There’s no question that Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors in the history of our world. The largest Berkshire Hathaway shareholder – and chairman and CEO – has been able to navigate his way through numerous bear and bull markets, all while becoming a multibillionaire throughout the process. Because of this, he is even one of the most followed investors in the world. And because of the latest, most recent filing, regular investors have the opportunity to take a peek at what […]